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Yep, he’s my favourite as well, despite that ‘goal’. Maybe it’s a generation thing but 86 is the first World Cup I remember and he was obviously the stand out player by a million miles. Cried after the quarters but still loved him for some reason. Incredible player and life story. Supposed to be a great doc so cheers for the heads up.

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i watched the film at the cinema last year i went in with an open mind and came out thinking i had just been watching one of the best footballers in the history of the game.it is a human story of wonderful highs and terrible lows superb entertainment

i watched the film at the cinema last year i went in with an open mind and came out thinking i had just been watching one of the best footballers in the history of the game.it is a human story of wonderful highs and terrible lows superb entertainment

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A couple of months ago, I bought this on Sky Store, I can thoroughly recommend watching it. Whatever your opinion of him, his time in Naples, and his performance at the 1986 World Cup were truly remarkable.

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Yep, he’s my favourite as well, despite that ‘goal’. Maybe it’s a generation thing but 86 is the first World Cup I remember and he was obviously the stand out player by a million miles. Cried after the quarters but still loved him for some reason. Incredible player and life story. Supposed to be a great doc so cheers for the heads up.

I had always said maradona but back in those days it was rare to see him play on tv unless it was world cups etc,it never seemed like he had a bad game over here to us but he must of,now with Messi you can see him pretty much every game so when he has a shocker we all see it but those are rare days so I would say he’s probably the best of all time

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Do you think the picking of your most ever favourite player is influenced by the position you played in for your team at whatever level that was. Always being in defence, wing half ( one for the old uns ), or back four my favourites are Moore, Beckenbauer, Maldini etc.

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Do you think the picking of your most ever favourite player is influenced by the position you played in for your team at whatever level that was. Always being in defence, wing half ( one for the old uns ), or back four my favourites are Moore, Beckenbauer, Maldini etc.

Yeah I definitely think that, I love all the classic number 10’s the scorer of great goals while creating as well my all times list of favourite players in my lifetime are

Do you think the picking of your most ever favourite player is influenced by the position you played in for your team at whatever level that was. Always being in defence, wing half ( one for the old uns ), or back four my favourites are Moore, Beckenbauer, Maldini etc.

Clearly not for me, as a left-footed clumsy, f>ckwit of zero ability generally stuck at right back to keep out of the way and out of trouble, I'd plump for Maradona as the best ever.

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I had always said maradona but back in those days it was rare to see him play on tv unless it was world cups etc,it never seemed like he had a bad game over here to us but he must of,now with Messi you can see him pretty much every game so when he has a shocker we all see it but those are rare days so I would say he’s probably the best of all time

Yeah my love was massively based upon that tournament to be fair. I was 8 at the time and I guess it coincided with starting to be able to start to understand the game a bit better whilst still being naive to a great deal of it still, and his skill just blew me away. I was obsessed, despite the tears! Didn’t get to watch him live much else apart from the subsequent world cups where he was nowhere near his ‘86 level but his spirit, his rise from poverty, his ‘f you’ attitude and his skill just make him my favourite overseas player ever.
I just can’t get into Messi at all for some reason. Undoubtedly incredible player, and when the best ex-players like Lineker et al say he’s the best then you can’t argue, but I’ve always been a Ronaldo man in that argument. Guess I just love the emotional as opposed to the clinical overall.

Yeah my love was massively based upon that tournament to be fair. I was 8 at the time and I guess it coincided with starting to be able to start to understand the game a bit better whilst still being naive to a great deal of it still, and his skill just blew me away. I was obsessed, despite the tears! Didn’t get to watch him live much else apart from the subsequent world cups where he was nowhere near his ‘86 level but his spirit, his rise from poverty, his ‘f you’ attitude and his skill just make him my favourite overseas player ever.
I just can’t get into Messi at all for some reason. Undoubtedly incredible player, and when the best ex-players like Lineker et al say he’s the best then you can’t argue, but I’ve always been a Ronaldo man in that argument. Guess I just love the emotional as opposed to the clinical overall.

Guessing you mean Ronaldo mk 2. I agree, in a straight choice between him and Messi, I'd take him every time.

But, would take Barca era/1st Inter season Ronaldo mk 1 over either of them.

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Guessing you mean Ronaldo mk 2. I agree, in a straight choice between him and Messi, I'd take him every time.

But, would take Barca era/1st Inter season Ronaldo mk 1 over either of them.

Ronaldo is incredible let’s be honest,he hasn’t got the natural talent that a maradona or messi had but he worked hard at his overall game and deserves everything he has earned,also while messi has stayed at one club in a 2 club league Ronaldo has tested himself around Europe and won numerous leagues,damn I’m even doubting my first post now

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I had always said maradona but back in those days it was rare to see him play on tv unless it was world cups etc,it never seemed like he had a bad game over here to us but he must of,now with Messi you can see him pretty much every game so when he has a shocker we all see it but those are rare days so I would say he’s probably the best of all time

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He dragged the team to that victory no doubt but it was still a decent team which Messi and Ronaldo could never do but does winning a World Cup mean you are the greatest because the likes of let’s say George Best would never had the chance with a bag of spanner’s playing alongside him

He dragged the team to that victory no doubt but it was still a decent team which Messi and Ronaldo could never do but does winning a World Cup mean you are the greatest because the likes of let’s say George Best would never had the chance with a bag of spanner’s playing alongside him

Certainly agree that winning a world cup doesn't mean you're the greatest ever, as you say would then drop Best, Cruyff, Di Stefano, Weah, etc below the true stars like Guivrache and Djemba Djemba. Pic was more a response to Bat's assertion that Messi does everything Maradona did and then some.

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Certainly agree that winning a world cup doesn't mean you're the greatest ever, as you say would then drop Best, Cruyff, Di Stefano, Weah, etc below the true stars like Guivrache and Djemba Djemba. Pic was more a response to Bat's assertion that Messi does everything Maradona did and then some.

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Guessing you mean Ronaldo mk 2. I agree, in a straight choice between him and Messi, I'd take him every time.

But, would take Barca era/1st Inter season Ronaldo mk 1 over either of them.

Yep, again a far more ‘romantic’ player I agree. Incredible talent. Amazing at PSV as well. The shock and furore when he was supposed to miss the ‘98 final says it all. I’d still go CR overall though. Just....Romario might beat both of them though!

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Yep, again a far more ‘romantic’ player I agree. Incredible talent. Amazing at PSV as well. The shock and furore when he was supposed to miss the ‘98 final says it all. I’d still go CR overall though. Just....Romario might beat both of them though!

Pretty much on his own as well.

Cmon I liked Romário but he isn’t even the best Brazilian footballer ever let alone best ever

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Do you think the picking of your most ever favourite player is influenced by the position you played in for your team at whatever level that was. Always being in defence, wing half ( one for the old uns ), or back four my favourites are Moore, Beckenbauer, Maldini etc.

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Messi does everything Maradona did and scored a shed load more goals in addition.

But Messi freezes on the big stage of national matches. I think that tilts it away from Messi myself. I am not convinced Maradona is the best ever though. Pele, Garincha, Falcao, Best, Cruyff are all up there in their own inimitable way. And a few more too.